Jeff Deist

Jeff Deist is a tax attorney and longtime libertarian activist who works as Chief of Staff for Rep. Ron Paul in Washington DC. In 2000, Jeff joined Dr. Paul's staff as communications director. He later acted as the Congressman's tax staffer and Joint Economic Committee staffer. Before working for Dr. Paul, Jeff worked in California as a tax attorney representing high net worth individuals, partnerships, and small corporations. He specialized in multi-jurisdictional asset protection and offshore estate planning. More recently Jeff worked for two different Big 4 accounting firms, where he specialized tax issues arising from mergers and acquisitions for midsized up to Fortune 500 tech companies. His M&A tax experience included tax due diligence; bankruptcy and restructuring planning; domestic and international tax structuring; and tax modeling. In early 2010, Jeff returned to Washington DC to serve as Congressman Paul's Chief of Staff.